HOUSEHOLD PESTS

Caribbean Crazy Ant Infestation

What do see you along the bottom of the white mobile home in the
photograph below?

If you think it is dirt...then think
again.

The thick brown perimeter along the home is actually a massive
colony of Caribbean Crazy Ants* extending eight inches wide and
three inches deep.

This population of Caribbean Crazy Ants infested a Jacksonville,
Florida mobile home in August 2010. They were found by following
multiple trails of the foraging workers from a nearby wooded
area.

Massey Services, a company with more than 75 years of experience
providing residential and commercial pest control services, was
called in to round up the troops. The pest professionals controlled
the area for several weeks using a customized treatment plan,
which included the use of professional grade products around the
perimeter of both the structure and the lot.

Luckily, the ants are rarely known to sting or bite and did not
cause any permanent damage to the home or fence. However, they did
prove to be a heavy nuisance to the homeowner with an infestation
that rapidly grew out of control.

*Crazy ants get their name because they are known to run in an
erratic, jerky manner when searching for food. The colonies tend to
be small, composed of up to 2,000 workers with 8 to 40 queens.

Thank you to Massey Services,
Inc. for sharing this Extreme Infestation story.